铆钉 (mǎo dīng) — rivet

Definition

noun
rivet
Measure word · 颗

Examples

  • 铆钉。
    Gōng rén yòng mǎo dīng bǎ liǎng kuài gāng bǎn gù dìng zài yì qǐ.
    The workers used rivets to fasten two steel plates together.
  • 铆钉。
    Zhè jià fēi jī shǐ yòng le shàng qiān gè mǎo dīng.
    This aircraft uses thousands of rivets.
  • 铆钉，。
    mǎo dīng Bù jǐn jiān gù, ér qiě nài fǔ shí.
    Rivets are not only strong but also corrosion-resistant.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

铆mǎoto rivet
钉dīngnail

铆 'to rivet' and 钉 'nail' combine to mean a nail used for riveting.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 釘; 钉 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng釘dīng
Same sound today

The traditional 釘 pairs 金 (metal) with 丁 for sound; some theorize 丁 originally meant “nail,” so 釘 was created to write that word with metal added. The simplified 钉 is a shorthand.

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